/*
 * Copyright 2006-2018 The MZmine 2 Development Team
 *
 * This file is part of MZmine 2.
 *
 * MZmine 2 is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
 * General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * MZmine 2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 * even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with MZmine 2; if not,
 * write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301
 * USA
 */

package net.sf.mzmine.taskcontrol;

/**
 * 
 *
 */
public interface Task extends Runnable {

  public String getTaskDescription();

  public double getFinishedPercentage();

  public TaskStatus getStatus();

  public String getErrorMessage();

  /**
   * The standard TaskPriority assign to this task
   * 
   * @return
   */
  public TaskPriority getTaskPriority();

  /**
   * Cancel a running task by user request.
   */
  public void cancel();

}
